University Programs Accredited by IDA

The International Dyslexia Association (IDA) has an accreditation program that rigorously reviews educator preparation programs based on an accreditation model that is uniquely aligned with IDA’s Knowledge and Practice Standards for Teachers of Reading (KPS). Alignment with the KPS provides programs with a comprehensive standards-based reading preparation framework to guide the development of their curriculum. Programs that meet these standards are awarded IDA Accreditation.

Programs awarded AccreditationPlus have received IDA accreditation and also produce educators who have engaged in intensive supervised practicum experiences that were sufficiently designed and staffed to promote applied mastery of the principles and practices of structured literacy in the service of preventing reading failure and remediating off-track readers with profiles characteristic of dyslexia.

The following programs have been awarded IDA Accreditation:

State University/Institution Program Name Accreditation Type Year of Accreditation
OH Antioch University Midwest Dyslexia Certificate Program Accreditation Plus (2014)
2024 – 2029
PA Arcadia University
  • MEd Reading Specialist Certification
  • PreK – 4 Undergraduate Certification
 Accreditation Plus
Accreditation		 2022 – 2027
MA Bay Path University
  • Master of Science in Reading (M.Ed..) both licensure & unlicensure
  • Education Specialist Degree (Ed.S.) both licensure & unlicensure
  • Massachusetts Reading Specialist Licensure
 Accreditation Plus
Accreditation Plus
Accreditation		 2022 – 2027
PA Carlow University MEd in Reading Specialist Accreditation Plus 2022 – 2027
WI Carroll University
  • Reading Teacher (RT) Program
  • Dyslexia Interventionist (DI) Program
 Accreditation
Accreditation Plus		 2024 – 2029
MI Central Michigan University Structured Literacy and Language Intervention Certificate (SLLIC) Accreditation Plus 2022 – 2027
WA City University of Seattle
  • Master in Teaching (MIT) Program
  • Master in Reading (Elementary Ed)
  • Reading Endorsement Program
 Accreditation
Accreditation
Accreditation		 2023 – 2028
CO Colorado State University – Pueblo
  • Bachelors in Elementary Education
  • Bachelors in Early Childhood education
  • M.Ed. Reading Language and Literacy
  • M.Ed. Special Education
 Accreditation 2024 – 2029
PA Drexel University
  • Masters of Special Education with a concentration in Dyslexia Specialist
  • Dyslexia Specialist Certificate (Post-Baccalaureate)
  • Reading Specialist Certificate (Post-Baccalaureate)
  • Master’s in Teaching, Learning and Curriculum with Multisensory Reading Instruction Level 1 Concentration
 Accreditation Plus (2016)
2022 – 2027
PA Duquesne University
  • MEd in Reading and Literacy Education
  • Dyslexia Interventionist Credentials
 Accreditation Plus
Accreditation		 2023 – 2028
PA Eastern University Master’s Reading Specialist Certification Accreditation 2025 – 2030
NJ Fairleigh-Dickinson University Orton Gillingham Teacher Training Program Accreditation Plus (2014)
2020 – 2025
AL Faulkner University
  • B.A. Elementary Education
  • MEd in Elementary Education
 Accreditation
Accreditation		 2022 – 2027
MS Gordon College Master’s Reading Program Accreditation Plus (2014)
2025 -2030
TN Lipscomb University
  • Integrated PK-3/SPED Early Childhood Education – Undergrad
  • K-5/SPED – Dual Elementary Education – Undergrad
  • Integrated PK-3/SPED Early Childhood Education – Initial Licensure
  • K-5/SPED – Dual Elementary Education – Initial Licensure
 Accreditation
Accreditation
Accreditation
Accreditation		 2025 – 2030
MA MGH Institute of Health Professions
  • M.A. Certificate of Advanced Study Literacy and Language (CAS)
  • M.A. Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) – Literacy Content
  • Graduate Certificate Literacy and Language
 Accreditation Plus
Accreditation Plus
Accreditation Plus		 (2012)
2025 – 2030
PA Millersville University M.Ed. In Language & Literacy – Reading Specialist Accreditation 2025 – 2030
MD Morgan State University Elementary Education – Undergrad Accreditation 2025 – 2030
OH Mount St. Joseph University
  • MA in Education
  • OH Reading Endorsement
  • Dyslexia Certificate: Structured Literacy Interventionist
  • Reading Science Certificate
 Accreditation Plus
Accreditation Plus
Accreditation Plus
Accreditation Plus		 (2012)
2020 – 2030
KS Newman University M.S Reading Specialist – Dyslexia Emphasis Accreditation Plus 2026 – 2031
OR Pacific University Dyslexia Certificate Program Accreditation 2023 – 2028
PA PennWest University (Clarion University)
  • B.S. in Early Childhood and Elementary Education
  • M.S. in Education – Reading Specialist
 Accreditation
Accreditation Plus		 (2016)
2025 – 2030
PA Robert Morris University
  • Reading Specialist Certificate
  • Structured Literacy Intervention
 Accreditation
Accreditation Plus		 (2019)
2024 – 2029
CT Southern Connecticut State University
  • Master of Science in Reading
  • 6th Year Certificate in Reading
 Accreditation
Accreditation		 (2016)
2023 – 2028
PA St. Joseph University
  • M.S. in Special Education: Systemic Literacy
  • B.S. Elementary Education Pre-K-4 and Special Ed
 Accreditation Plus
Accreditation		 (2012)
2020 – 2025
OH University of Akron
  • Primary Inclusive Teacher Preparation Program Grades PreK-5
  • Middle Level Education Grades 4-9
  • Mild/Moderate Intervention Specialist Grades K-12
 Accreditation Plus
Accreditation Plus
Accreditation Plus		 2025 – 2030
AR University of Central Arkansas
  • Master’s of Science in Reading
  • GRAD Certificate in Dyslexia
 Accreditation Plus
Accreditation Plus		 (2016)
2022 – 2027
OH University of Dayton
  • Undergraduate Dyslexia Certificate
  • Graduate Dyslexia Certificate
 Accreditation Plus
Accreditation Plus		 (2014)
2023 – 2028
FL University of Florida Dyslexia Certificate Program Accreditation Plus (2017)
2023 – 2028
GA University of Georgia Dyslexia Endorsement and Certificate Program Accreditation 2014 – 2029
HI University of Hawaii Reading Interventionist Program Accreditation Plus 2024 – 2029
IN University of Indianapolis
  • Undergraduate Elementary Education
  • Elementary Transition to Teaching
  • Special Education Transition to Teaching
  • Credentialing to Masters in Literacy
 Accreditation 2025 – 2030
MS University of Southern Mississippi Master of Education in Dyslexia Therapy Accreditation Plus (2016)
2022 – 2027
WI University of Wisconsin – Whiteriver Graduate Certificate in Dyslexia and Language-Based Learning Disabilities Accreditation Plus 2024 – 2029
MO Webster University
  • Master of Science in Reading with a Graduate Certificate
  • Certificate in Dyslexia
 Accreditation Plus
Accreditation Plus		 2022 – 2027
MS William Carey University Master in Dyslexia Therapy Accreditation Plus (2014)
2020 – 2025
OH Wright State University Dyslexia Certificate Program Accreditation Plus 2023 – 2028